The Bruins will attempt to prolong their win streak to seven video games on Tuesday in Dallas after they tackle the Stars because the gamers’ siblings journey continues on for the final cease.
The Stars are well known as one of many prime groups within the league, however they’ve been skidding these days, losers of their final three video games and simply 2-6-2 of their final 10 video games.
In web, it will likely be a matchup of Workforce USA goalies in Jeremy Swayman and Jake Oettinger. The Winnipeg Jets’ Connor Hellebuyck is taken into account by some because the incumbent coming off final February’s 4 Nation’s match, however enjoying time ought to nonetheless be up for grabs. Swayman goes into the sport at 19-11-2 with a .906 save share and a pair of.77 GAA, Oettinger is 17-10-4 with a .902 save share and Hellebuyck is 12-13-5 with a .902 save share and a pair of.71 GAA. Swayman additionally back-stopped the US to the gold medal in final spring’s World Championships.
Each Swayman and Joonas Korpisalo have been on the forefront of B’s current resurgence which has seen them go 8-1-1 of their final 10 video games but it surely’s been greater than the goalies.
“The sport with out the puck and never going away from our sport,” Marco Sturm advised reporters in Dallas when requested for the rationale for current success. “Previously, we had some stretches the place we didn’t play the way in which we needed. However these are the 2 areas we do extraordinarily properly and hopefully we will proceed that right here in Dallas, as a result of it’s a reasonably good group over there. We’d like a full 60 minutes tonight.”
Sturm believes his gamers are feeling proficient within the man/zone hybrid system he launched firstly of the season.
“I give my guys rather a lot fo credit score. I feel they really feel very snug now enjoying that type of hockey and it additionally reveals us the way to win hockey video games, too. It’s a part of the method,” mentioned Sturm.
There’s such a factor as being too snug, in fact.
“That’s at all times the tough half,” mentioned Sturm. “However once more, we attempt to keep targeted right here. Even with the siblings round, I believed they did a superb job. They have been very excited in Chicago and we didn’t get away from our sport. It was a extremely good first interval, that may give me hope.”
Sturm mentioned that Andrew Peeke, who suffered a decrease physique harm in opposition to Seattle final Thursday and missed Saturday’s sport in Chicago, can be a game-time resolution. In the meantime, Dallas coach Glen Gulutzan mentioned there may be an sickness operating by means of his dressing room and there can be some game-time selections on his facet as properly.
Puck drop is 7:30 p.m.
